Why are emergency rules still in place when most people are vaccinated, we have herd immunity, there's almost no deaths solely from covid, and the hospitals have never been swamped? Rudi, Gordonvale
If the media actually did the job its customers pay for and stopped hiding the truth we wouldn't have a pandemic. Barbara, Whitfield
While the word salads dished up by CMOs might nourish vegetarian Branch Covidians, they're doing nothing for our national well-being. Give me facts and science over dogma and scientism. Carol, Kanimbla
Good grief, Bleeding Heart (04/01). Progressivism should be called regressivism, as it's dumbing people down. And politically correct is code for believing things that just aren't true, like that there's more than two sexes. Emily, Mooroobool
Of course Biden has Ukraine's back (CP, 4/1). That's where his mysterious wealth comes from. See Hunter's laptop. Kenny, Mareeba
The PM is right to want to correct the misclassification of hospital admissions. If you go in with a broken leg and then test positive for covid because it's in the hospital's air conditioning you're then counted as being admitted for covid. That seems fraudulent to me. Neil, Bayview
Dougal (CP, 4/1), Vikki Campion is Barnaby Joyce's partner. That makes her worth reading. Vicky, Cairns
So poverty and loneliness contribute to heart disease (CP, 4/1). Now add in a vaccine that causes bloodclots and myocarditis and you have an excellent way of thinning the numbers on welfare. Cynical Observer, Kuranda
If it weren't for politicians and media, we'd have hardly heard of Covid-19 and we'd still have a prosperous and harmonious society. Leilani, Herberton
"Speedy action to limit the spread"8 is the wrong way to go. It's now an attenuated virus that serves as a live vaccine. Let it spread. It's time to go back to the old normal. Gail, Malanda
We all know of the porous border arrangement between the Torres Strait and PNG (CP, 4/1). It was reported here that covid was rampant in PNG. Therefore any TSI person who wasn't immune to covid would have had it already. Uncle, TI
Public servants on $120,000 (4/1). That's how the corruptocrats in the ALP keep their voteherd loyal. Alastair, Trinity Beach
Sean Atkins, you lot are doing yourselves out of a job by failing to ask the questions everybody else is. Tammie, Malanda
Is anyone else sick of seeing "experts" backflipping like acrobats to keep the covid scare alive? Even the Spanish Flu was over after two years. History Guy, Freshwater
The world is now facing a massive shortage of conspiracy theories as they've all come true. Coofman, Brinsmead
The state government covid mandates don't just breach our Australian Constitution. They also breach the federal Privacy Act, the federal Disability Discriimination Act, the Universal Declaration of Human Rights and the Nuremberg Code. In the fall-out from all this we will see certain politicians and health officials serving time in Gaol. I suggest using the so-called "Quarantine camps" for that purpose. Damon, Cairns
The main reason Tony Abbott was rolled as PM was because he set up an enquiry into BOM's manipulation of past and present temperatures. The day Turnbull was sworn in, Environment Minister Greg Hunt cancelled the BOM enquiry. Now Hunt is Health Minister leading the covid response. He's a World Economic Forum "Future Global Leader." Are you suspicious yet? I am. Sceptical Sue, Cairns
Fear of covid has become a cult. That's because it was a deliberate campaign to trigger mass hysteria. See Amazing Polly on Bitchute - "Mass formation psychosis - how they created supporters for medical tyranny." Carmel, Tolga
For the record, Roy Perry, I fought Vietnam conscription, compulsory voting and bicycle helmets. Nobody has ever suggested mandating smoking, so that is an invalid, strawman argument. Granny, Bungalow
Ian Royall (4/1), along with "Karen" another name we won't see much more of is "Brandon." Lol. Jenny, Edge Hill
I'd like to see our military veterans offered those high-pay public sector jobs (4/1). They know how to defend their country. Army Wife, Cairns
Hey, Greg Hunt, you racist globalist, back off the brothers. Smoking helps us beat covid.
www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/labs/pmc/articles/PMC7236870/COVID-19: counter-intuitive data on smoking prevalence and therapeutic implications for nicotine
www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov"COVID-19: counter-intuitive data on smoking prevalence and therapeutic implications for nicotine" Margaret, Yarrabah
Funny how questioning "the virus" gets you labelled as a "right winger." Why is it political? Oh ... I get it now.... Lucy, Brinsmead
You know, the law of averages says even the ALP should get something right sometimes. But they don't. They have a perfect score of stuffing up. It's like they do it deliberately. Alfio, Woree
14yo alleged murderers (3/1, 4/1), brought to a suburb near you by the ALP's policies. Eggsy, Mooroobool
Shouldn't you know if you're suffering a deadly disease without waiting in line for six hours? Mr Obvious, Earlville
Do the people that write here shilling for rubbish like climate change and covid get paid for it? Because both are stories made up to keep the gullible scared and neither benefit Australia. Alison, Atherton
Everyone knows omicron's symptoms are the same as a head cold and it works like a live vaccine. The only reason governments are still freaking out is to keep the fear trip going. Did you vote for that? Beatrice, Malanda
President Biden and Dr Tony Fauci are both trying to calm people down about covid because it has now burnt itself out and they now know that the responses didn't work very well and the statistics are being exaggerated. Our leadership would do well to listen to them. Democrat, Cairns
Did we stop using plastic straws to make room in the oceans for all the covid masks? Curious, Stratford
There's no such thing as cancel culture and if you disagree we'll get you booted off social media and sacked from your job. Colette, Kamerunga
Whatever did we do to fight off viruses for the 100,000 years before Big Pharma? Oh, that's right - we had working immune systems. Helena, Kuranda
Slowing to 40k on the roundabouts will get you rear-ended, Pat O'Shane (04/01). If Main Roads were serious they'd put fixed speed cameras on every approach. They could raise enough money to build the overpasses they should've built 20 years ago. Beaches Commuter, Clifton Beach
If you have access to a blood oximeter, clip it to your finger and take your reading. Then put your submission muzzle on and watch your blood oxygen go down. Does that sound healthy? Nurse, Cairns
The fact that the largest numbers of protesters ever seen are standing up against lock step government covid tyranny in every country should tell the people's representatives something. That is doesn't just tells us this really is a long-planned globalist coup against all democracies. Lilleth, Cairns
According to Greg Hunt via Sky News, you'll be unvaccinated every three months unless you submit to your government booster injection. That is evil on steroids. Non-compliant, Cairns
Omicron (CP, 04/01) is already fully understood. South Africa, where it was first described, has removed all restrictions and mandates and it is no longer a notifiable disease. It's over. Greg, Atherton
Look, facts tell us that Covid-19 (CP, 4/1) arrived here on direct flights from Wuhan in October 2019 after the Wuhan military games. Nobody noticed because it is a lesser flu than 2017's H1N1. Nobody has died of Covid-19 that wouldn't have died of H1N1. It's just climate change-style propaganda set to a faster beat. Musician, Manunda
Who wants to meet me at the Marlin Jetty so I can point out using the king tides (CP, 4/1) that seas haven't risen since I was a kid, which was wa-a-a-ay back before "glowbull warming." Mariner, Portsmith
Well said, Barry Braes (CP, 4/1). Additionally the lack of interruption in availability of Chinese-made goods says the "pandemic" ended there in about six weeks, meaning our leaders, for whatever reason, have taken this way to far. Spiro, Mareeba
Ray Perry, the Australian Constitution is still in force and can only be changed by referendum, which we rarely do. One time we did was to exclude medical mandates. That was in 1946 after Hitler used scare stories about the Jews spreading disease to kill them in the millions. Wake up, mate. Terri, Clifton Beach
"Qld records a 'probable' covid death." Oh, thank God! I was worried I'd have to stop being scared and I'm loving it. It's better than climate change. Greenie, Yorkeys Knob
Why bother with the vaccines, Ian of White Rock, if they don't work and masks (that also don't stop viruses) are still mandated? Another Ian, Woree
Masks and vaccines haven't worked so let's wear masks and get more jabs! Giddy, Cairns
If the UAP win the balance of power, they should demand a law to fine media outlets that report obvious lies as truth. That would massively reduce the number of people needlessly frightened by the media. A. Reader, Bungalow
The Evergrande saga (CP, 04/01) is a sign that China's economy is in trouble. I reckon they'll invade Taiwan to shore up the CCP elite domestically. Don't expect Joe Biden or Boris Johnson to react intelligently, so we're on the firing line. Analyst, Cairns
If you want to know why the state is in record debt and never has money to ramp up hospitals for the pandemic or fix the roads it's because they pay near-useless public servants $120,000pa (CP, 04/01).
There's staff shortages in schools, hospitals and police stations. Not because they died of covid but because they refused to give in to illegal vaccine mandates. Will, Westcourt
There needn't have been a fire at the historic parliament building (CP, 4/1) except for the mysterious withdrawal of a large body of police just as the fire was about to be lit. I do hope there'll be an inquiry into police actions on that day. Kori, Holloways Beach
No point having a calendar of events for the year (CP, 04/01) when both ALP and LNP are determined to crush community spirit over a virus that has now attenuated to the point the symptoms officially match those of the common cold. Katie, Machans Beach
Bryan Burman, (CP, 4/1) you lefties are always miserable, bitter and scared. If it weren't for right-wingers there'd be no hope, truth or joy in the paper. Gwen, Whitfield
Now police have been forced off the streets due to the covid panic (04/01). No doubt about Labor, everything they do makes everything else worse. Ex-ALP Voter, Cairns
Wow, Bryan Burman, (4/1) you actually think the ALP is not corrupt? I have this really sweet bridge for sale - bargain price! Nora, Westcourt
If you have family or friends who seem literally hypnotised with covid fear, you need to learn about "mass formation psychosis" to be able to help them. Google won't help you, so you'll need to download the Brave browser from Brave.com and choose the DuckDuckGo search engine. This mass hypnosis has been going on for 30 years, via climate change, multi-genders and now covid. It is very serious and it's not an accident. We are under attack. Psych, Whitfield
Dougal (4/1). Like most opinion editorial writers, Vikki Campion is a journalist. She is also a media adviser for Deputy Speaker Llew O'Brien and she is the Deputy Prime Minister's partner. That's why her insight is so valuable. Darryl, Westcourt
